The low-down on the IYS Skills Ontology and Profiler, and how it can benefit HR Tech businesses
The low-down on the IYS Skills Ontology and Profiler, and how it can benefit HR Tech businesses

The purpose of this article is to help HR Tech / HRIS companies benefit from the IYS Skills Ontology – …

How a Skills Inventory of your employees can enable effective, data-driven strategic HR decisions
How a Skills Inventory of your employees can enable effective, data-driven strategic HR decisions

A Skills Inventory enables HR and Business Managers to analyze and take strategic decisions on human capital in companies The …

Over-complicated or Over-simplified. Getting data on skills “just right” is hard!
Over-complicated or Over-simplified. Getting data on skills “just right” is hard!

Skills data is typically over-complicated – in the form of resumes and job descriptions – or over-simplified – in the …

Standardization of Data on Skills in the HR Space
Standardization of Data on Skills in the HR Space

Achieving standardization in the way that skills are articulated for jobs as well as for people could result in massive …

Skills Taxonomy – Issues and the importance in resolving them
Skills Taxonomy – Issues and the importance in resolving them

In the web world we rely a lot on words and phrases. Matching between finder and seeker is done through …

Skills Map – World’s first (?)
Skills Map – World’s first (?)

Awareness leads to growth and development Maps enable us to know where we are, places near and far, how we …

Managing the need of today’s businesses – diverse skills
Managing the need of today’s businesses – diverse skills

In my opinion, an organization’s talentscape in the 21st century is a collage of diverse skills. Gone are the days …

Frustrated with recruitment not giving results?
Frustrated with recruitment not giving results?

Poor articulation of skills required by the hiring manager, recruiters’ poor understanding of the required skills, inefficiency in sourcing and …

My understanding of Big Data and what it means for HR
My understanding of Big Data and what it means for HR

Disclaimer: I am not qualified or experienced in Data Science – the (probably) hottest skill in the market today and …

Are HR applications really knowledge-centric?
Are HR applications really knowledge-centric?

There are two kinds of software applications that I find when I look around. One, applications that are business-centric and …